Hi all,
My name is Melanie and i am a renovation newbie.
After all my life living on the Central Coast of NSW in brand new houses, i now find myself settled with my husband in Brisbane. 3 years ago we purchased a 1950's Post-War home in the northern suburbs and have spent most of my time loathing everything from the very basic and useless kitchen to creaky casement windows and everything in between. The house was in original condition when we bought but we tidy and neat. Since then we have knocked out a wall to open up the floor plan and had a modern kitchen installed, i freshened the bathroom up myself with a new paintjob and timber blinds but i was still always looking for a better home.
Slowly i have come to like our homes charm and we love the location so don't really want to move. So now we are investigating a bigger renovation, either raise and build under and or extension for main bed, WIR, ensuite plus deck.
We considered knock down, rebuild but have spent money on a new kitchen and can't really justify throwing all that away.
So i look forward to sharing our journey with you and enjoy reading all about other members stories.
MELANIE